That message isn’t all that surprising, unless you’ve followed his very public divorce. Brady and Bündchen split in 2022 after 13 years of marriage, and a big part of the tension reportedly came from his decision to un-retire and return to the NFL for one more season.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen‘s relationship worsened after his newsletter, which is about parenting their kids, seemingly took a swipe at her. Earlier this week, the NFL legend made candid confessions about “being a great father” by choosing to play football and prioritizing his profession in his 199 newsletter.

Despite what has been and will continue to be reported, Brady remains adamant that “When it’s time to get to work, work becomes the priority,” so despite what the public or his ex-wife may think, he always believed that he was doing the right thing by playing football at the highest level that he could for as long as he could.